Overview
Musgrave Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Join Our Family at Musgrave. Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses, with a rich 150-year legacy in food and brand innovation. We're proud to serve communities across Ireland and Spain, feeding one in three people every day through 18 iconic brands like SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave MarketPlace. By supporting thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses, we make a positive impact on the communities they serve. We're committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland, and we're looking for dynamic, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead the overall design & development, planning, and scheduling of our Food & Beverage Strategy, ensuring all key initiatives best represent our Commercial Plan and Brand Strategies.
* Facilitate coordination across all programme’s initiatives and functions and be the key point of contact for Food & Beverage Strategy.
* Support the Trading Team to deliver long and shorter-term category strategies that enable the delivery of Food & Beverage Strategy, ensuring all stakeholders have clear direction and are clear on their role in delivery of this strategy
* Track and report on progress/activities across the program & initiatives to ensure all stakeholders (Retail Management Team, Executive Team and key stakeholders) are regularly updated
* Working with Sales & Marketing colleagues ensure the planned & efficient implementation of all initiatives.
* Support new ways of working in relation to mission based & segmentation data approaches that drive more consumer and commercially led offer development across the business.
* Represent Trading on key Forums and at retailer engagement sessions – Steering, Retailer Councils.
* Contribute to Strategic Brand Projects such as SuperValu Brand Rejuvenation and Centra Next Generation and Sustainability, coordinating Trading input and strategy development.
Key Relationship Building
* Be a key point of contact and link to all workstream leads.
* Support interaction with our Retailers
* Work closely with the MNI Commercial Team, as well as other Musgrave businesses who can support overall strategy delivery.
* Support in developing, managing, and coordinating the commercial and profitability aspect of relevant workstream to ensure that the strategy delivers profitable sales growth for both retailers and Musgrave.
* Support the development of data and analytic models that allows for easy decision making and monitoring of progress.
What We’re Looking For
* Experienced in leading and delivery large complex programmes.
* Strong interpersonal & stakeholder management skills
* Experienced in connecting to and working with mid and senior management positions.
* 3rd level Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 5 years relevant experience
* Ability to engage multiple stakeholders and manage multiple commercial projects simultaneously
* Previous people and programme/project management experience
* Knowledge of the NI / Irish retail industry a distinct advantage
* Technically advanced IT skills- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio and other MS Office tools
* Strong Planning & Organisation skills
* Proven commercial acumen
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* People Management experience
* Structured and independent way of working, including strong issue identification and hypotheses generation skills to mitigate implementation risks.
What we Offer or Why Musgrave
* Career Development: With a commitment to your personal and professional growth, Musgrave offers numerous opportunities for advancement and learning.
* Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a passionate team, where your contributions will make a significant impact
* Innovation Focus: Be part of a company that values forward-thinking solutions
* Community Focus: Be part of a company that truly values its communities and strives to make a positive impact.
* Be Part of a Legacy: Join a company with a long-standing commitment to community and innovation.
* Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a forward-thinking company that values your expertise and vision.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
Musgrave operate a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Retail
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